Venezuela frees more than 100 prisoners arrested after election

CARACAS, VENEZUELA —  More than 100 people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election in July were freed Saturday, according to local rights group Foro Penal that tallied the releases across four prisons. “Up to now we have verified 107 political prisoners, due to the post-electoral situation, released in Venezuela,” the group’s director, Alfredo Romero, said on social media. The prosecutor’s office and communications ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. According to Foro Penal, at least 1,800 people were arrested after the presidential election on July 28, which kept President Nicolas Maduro in power despite heavily

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